Mop cleaner



Sept 1, 1925'.

F. 5. TOWN MOP CLEANER Filed Feb. 2'7, 1925 Patented Sept. 1 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,551,857 PATENT OFFICE.

FRED S. TOWN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

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Application filed February 27, 19 25. SerialNo. 11,975.

I in connection with which it has hitherto been the practice to simply shake the mop or to strike it against some object or pass the article over a rough surface, in order to remove the dust and'lint or other matter, but such methods simply cause the particles to fly throughout the surroundingair and settle on surrounding objects which is, of

course, objectionable and is furthermore inefficient in the removal of lint or other foreign matter which does not lend itself to ready detachment from the fibrous part of the mop or brush.

It is further desirable thatspecial means beprovided for this purpose and that in order that such means shall be of convenient access it is desirable that it be in the form of a more or less permanent piece of household equipment not liable to be lost or misplaced ancl always accessible and ready for immediate use.

The object of the said invention is, therefore, to provide a device especially adapted for the purpose of cleaning mops, brushes and the like, which may be installed as a fixture on a basement or other wall where it will recommend itself for frequent use, and be permanently and rigidly supported in position for use.

A further object is to provide as a cleaner, a grid or wire fabrication carried by a frame adapted to be secured to a wall and to effect the spacing of the said grid from the said wall; and a still further object is to provide such a device wherein an outlet is arranged at the bottom or lower edge thereof for the free escape of foreign matter detached from the article cleaned.

Still further objects subsidiary to or resulting from the aforesaid objects, or from the construction or operation of the invention as it may be carried into effect, will be come apparent as the said invention is hereinafter further disclosed.

In carrying the said invention into effect,

I may provide a pair of side angle supports between which may be arranged a wire fabri' cation or grid, the said supports being adapted to be fastened to a Wall and to retain the said fabrication in spaced relation to the said wall, and the said supports further forming lateral enclosures for the device which is open at the bottom for the discharge of foreign matter therefrom into any suitable receptacle. i

'All of which is more particularly described and ascertained hereinafter, by way of example, having reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a pictorial perspective view of the said device applied to the wall of a building; and V Figure 2 is an end elevation of the said device.

' Similar characters of reference indicate similar parts in both figures of the drawing.

1 and 2 are angle bars preferably formed by bending strips of sheet metal along longitudinal lines to form the outwardly ex-- tending flanges 3 and 4 adapted to be rigidly secured to a wall 5 of a building, such as by nails or screws 6;pas sing through openings in the flanges and to form inwardly extending flanges 7 and 8 to which is secured, by soldering, welding or in any other suitable manner, a wire fabrication or grid 9 of large mesh to provide comparatively large openings between the several strands thereof.

It will be seen that when the device is applied to a wall as shown, the said grid 9 is spaced from said Wall the width of the web parts of the angle bars and that thesides of this space are enclosed by the said webs, the upper and lower ends of said space being open so that the dirt may readily be removed and will fall down into a receptacle 10 placed therebeneath.

The grid preferably comprises horizontal strands 11 and vertical strands 12 each formed by twisting two wires together with the wires inter-twisted at the crossings of the strands. The strands thus formed are strong and rigid and have a rough exterior due to the twisting together of the wires so that dust and dirt will be dislodged when a brush or dust mop is passed over this grid, these dust particles adhering readily to the uneven strands and the openings between the several strands may be of. such size as to permit the strands or fibres of the brush or mop to enterthese openings and partly wrap about the strands to bring them into contact with the grid and dislodge the dirt.

In order to remove dust or lint froin'the dust mop, the head of the mop is brought into contact with the face of the Wire fabri-" cation 9, so that the strands ofthe mopiiwill.

enter the interstices of 'the fabrication and upon the twisting or lateral movement ,of the mop over the face of the said fabrication, the engagement of the wires thereof with the head ;of the ,mop will efiect the end d wnward y th ugh the pen lo end of the device and falls into such re,-'

eptacle a may b "provided z erebfen at so that it may be easily disposed of.

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to manufacture, of durable construction, and isof acharacter to adapt it to the thorough cleaningof articles of this character withdeparting. fzrom -the essential features of the said invention, and it is desired that the specification and drawing be read as merely illustrative and not in a limiting sense, egrcept as necessitated by the prior art.

l ha :I laim i V 1 A device for cleaning dust mops, brushesand the like, applicable to thewall Of a buildingy omp v r i 5 stantiallyppen wire fabrication, and vertical lateral supports attached thereto wherebysaid device may be secured-to awall of a building with said fabrication spaced from said wall, the bottom of said device being substantially open for the exit of dust or foreign matter therefrom.

. 2. A cleaner for .dust mops, brushes and th l ke, pp bl to ih iv 'o n ealing,

comprising a substantially open wire fabrication, lateral supports therefor formed froma strip of sh'eet metal bent ,a-long longitudinal lines-to provide a central .web portion, a flange along one edge thereof ,to which thewire fabrication is secured, and a flang alo g the o he s d in s w o form a place of attachment of the device to a supp rting W l n tes mony wh e a x my na r znn s. own. 

